| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Series |
Mercury living presence |
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Mercury living presence
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| Contents |
Gaspard de la nuit / Maurice Ravel -- Pour le piano ; La cathédrale engloutie : préludes, book I, no. 10 ; Bruyères : préludes, book II, no. 5 ; Les danseuses de Delphe : préludes, book I, no. 1 / Claude Debussy -- Three movements from Petrouchka / Igor Stravinsky |
| Notes |
The 1st 2 works are suites; each movement of the 1st work preceded by a reading of Christopher Fry's translation of the poems by Aloysius Bertrand. The last work based on the composer's ballet |
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Previously released on SR90349 (last work)--and SR90391 (remaining works) |
| Performer |
Gina Bachauer, piano ; John Gielgud, speaker (1st work) |
| Event |
Last work recorded 1963 February 26-27 Ballroom Studio A, Fine Recording, New York |
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Remaining works recorded 1964 June 29-30 Watford Town Hall, outside London |
| Notes |
First work performed in English translation |
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Hard copy version record |
| Subject |
Monologues with music.
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French poetry -- 19th century -- Readings with music
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Suites (Piano)
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Canons, fugues, etc. (Piano)
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Piano music.
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Ballets -- Excerpts.
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Ballets -- Excerpts
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Canons, fugues, etc. (Piano)
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Monologues with music
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Piano music
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Suites (Piano)
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| Genre/Form |
Streaming audio
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| Form |
Streaming audio
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| Author |
Bachauer, Gina, instrumentalist
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Gielgud, John, 1904-2000, speaker
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Bertrand, Aloysius, 1807-1841, author
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Container of (work): Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937.
Gaspard de la nuit
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Container of (work): Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Pour le piano
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Container of (work): Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Preludes, piano, book 1. Cathédrale engloutie
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Container of (work): Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Preludes, piano, book 2. Bruyères
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Container of (work): Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Preludes, piano, book 1. Danseuses de Delphes
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Container of (work): Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Mouvements de Pétrouchka
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